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Hi All, Well, just bottled by Cru International Washington Merlot and enjoying it as an early drinker. I'm looking for my next kit and would like it to be a moderate early drinker while I wait for my WS Super Tuscan to Age. Anyone have experience with the Cru Select series? I'm a little...

Hi All! Well, I just bottled my Grand Cru International Washington Merlot (12L kit). I ended up adding some acid blend to adjust for a little flabbiness and a touch of wine conditioner. The wine turned out to be drinkable. My initial issue was that the wine was thin and flabby, hence the...

Thanks for the feedback! I agree that 5 weeks is no time at all to judge a wine, but this was supposed to be my early drinker being a 5 week kit. I was not too impressed with the Grand Cru kit so I tried tweaking a little. Its a good tasting wine, just a tiny bit tart now. I might try to...

Hi All, Well I've been bulk aging my Grand Cru Washington Merlot for about 5 weeks now and contemplated bottling this weekend. The wine was a little flat following stabilization so I added a little acid blend. While still a little tart, the wine is mellowing out. I thought about bottling...

Hi the_rayway, I noticed a few things: after fermenting, the wine was placed into secondary and at that time there was residual sugar left to ferment, and so naturally the wine was still sweet and very fruit forward. Once secondary was complete, and the wine was dry, there was no sweetness...

Update: The harsh qualities of the wine I described above were experienced last week a few days after stabilization. I tried another sample today (one week following stabilization and one week prior to bottling) and there was substantial improvement. I noticed a hint of sweetness on the...

Hi All, My Spagnols WS Italian Super Tuscan is a week away from scheduled bottling. I was curious to see how it was changing from when I started so I took a nip from the Carboy last week (2 weeks from bottling). The wine went from tasting fruity and pleasant during secondary fermentation...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to wine making. I started a Grand Cru International Washington Merlot 5 week kit on May 18. I followed the instructions carefully. Its day 21 now and I finished racking and stabilizing a few days ago since SG was 0.966. I tasted the wine yesterday and while it...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to wine making. I started a Grand Cru International Washington Merlot 5 week kit on May 18. I followed the instructions carefully. Its day 21 now and I finished racking and stabilizing a few days ago since SG was 0.966. I tasted the wine yesterday and while it...